Spanish government is the “shame of Europe,” says Catalan government spokesperson
Jordi Turull estimates turnout to be in the millions and urges citizens to go out and vote
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Catalans defy police crackdown to vote en masse
Violent reaction by security forces not enough to dissuade voters from turning out in large numbers at polling stations
Spanish vice president denies police brutality
Actions were “proportional” for a referendum that was “not celebrated,” according to Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría
People voting in various polling stations despite Spanish police violence
Amidst images of violence, Catalans are still voting – including Catalan president, vice president, and Minister of Foreign Affairs
On site: Catalan police visit polling stations
Officers certify that emptying polling stations is impossible
Catalan independence referendum: what you need to know
Thousands stay overnight at polling stations to guarantee that they are not sealed off by police
Norwegian MPs to the Spanish government: “Democratic values must be respected”
Leaders and members of five different parties ask for a “politically negotiated solution” in Catalonia
Catalan government sends a report to all chancelleries to inform on October 1 referendum
The report denounces how “the Spanish government has violated fundamental rights”
‘Catalans have the right to self-determination’, says speaker of the Slovenian Parliament
More than 70 American academics also asked Spain to “cease political repression in Catalonia”
Final night of referendum campaign
Yes supporters gather thousands at Barcelona’s magic fountain, while opposition leading party holds an event to reject the ‘coup to democracy’
Universally renowned Catalans sign manifesto to 'defend democracy at the ballot box'
Researcher Joan Massagué and musician Jordi Savall among dozens of personalities from science, architecture and the arts in support of independence referendum
Farmers unite in defence of the referendum
A call to mobilization from farmer's unions sees tractors taking over towns in defence of referendum
European Parliament rejects Catalan referendum debate in next plenary session
EPP and S&D groups veto proposal from Greens to discuss October 1 vote so as not “to legitimize an illegal referendum”
International parliamentary delegation to observe Sunday’s referendum
Diplocat invites group of 33 international MPs and MEPs from 17 countries and a range of political parties to witness October 1 vote
Spanish ambassador threatens Finnish MP over security issues for his support to Catalonia
“If one day Finland has a security problem and needs the solidarity of its EU partners, it could go look for that solidarity to Catalonia,” says the diplomat